Hillcrest Elementary

Set in Baltimore, Maryland, Hillcrest Elementary is a reasonably sized K-5 school, part of Baltimore County Public Schools. It teaches 678 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Hillcrest Elementary sits 41% above that benchmark.

Baltimore County Public Schools runs 177 schools in total, collectively educating 110,872 students. Hillcrest Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Hillcrest Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 19% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Baltimore County's rate of about 53%.

With demographic context factored in, Hillcrest Elementary sits in the top 10% of Maryland schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 54.2%; actual is 75.0%, +20.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Baltimore County) reports that median household earnings sit near $91,768, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Baltimore County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), of which Hillcrest Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Catonsville Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hillcrest Elementary. On composite proficiency, Hillcrest Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 47.6%.

Hillcrest Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Hillcrest Elementary's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 698 (now 678). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 64% to 51%. Class-load math has widened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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